Calvin Oil
Operator of record for 72 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Calvin Oil is the operator of record for 72 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (7%) are active, 64 (89%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 72 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
72
Active
5
Plugged
64
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 72 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Calvin Oil operate?
Calvin Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (72). Its 72 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Calvin Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Calvin Oil's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Calvin Oil operate?
By product class, 34 (47%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Knight Melvin Etal 3 in White, IL at 3,373 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL) and Hamilton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Calvin Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Melvin Etal 3 | 12-193-04348 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,373 ft |
| Griesbaum Wm & Mary 1 | 12-193-02813 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,313 ft |
| Pickens, Richard 2 | 12-065-01710 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,305 ft |
| Pickens Richard A-1 | 12-065-01712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,305 ft |
| First National Bank 3 | 12-193-07127 | Shut-in | Other type | White, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,300 ft |
| Hunt Bros 2-A | 12-065-01708 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,270 ft |
| Hunt Bros 3-A | 12-065-01713 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,268 ft |
| Pickens Richard 1 | 12-065-01659 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,265 ft |
| Bond John J 1 | 12-193-04344 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,260 ft |
| Mayberry Moses 1 | 12-065-01647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,256 ft |
| Mayberry Moses 8 | 12-065-01696 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,254 ft |
| Curtis Walter L 1 | 12-193-02413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Calvin Oil Co. | 3,244 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Calvin Oil operate?
Calvin Oil is the operator of record for 72 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Calvin Oil's wells are still active?
5 of Calvin Oil's catalogued wells are active; 64 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Calvin Oil operate wells?
Calvin Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (72).
Does Calvin Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Calvin Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Calvin Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Knight Melvin Etal 3 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,373 ft.
Where Calvin Oil's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Calvin Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/calvin-oil-66703 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).